Blue Sox Beat Maddogs 6-1 in Only Friday Game

Julian Alvarez had two RBI’s and Pete John and Cam Meyer drove home single runs when the Blue Sox beat the Malden Madoogs 6-1 in Lexington. Veteran righty Matt Karis (1-0) struck out five and allowed just three hits in four innings to gain the win. Lawrence Tang (double) had two of the Maddogs’ six hits in the game. Ben Burke (0-1) had five strikeouts in four innings but took the loss.

There are no ICL games on Saturday. Play resumes on Sunday when the Melrose Americans host the Maddogs at Morelli Field in a 4:00 PM start.